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When does a verb in a compound tense require 'avoir' as an auxiliary, and when does it require 'être'?

Almost all verbs will use 'avoir' when forming a compound tense - the perfect tense for example. This can be seen in the following example - "j'ai visité" (I visited). Here, the 1st person, singula...
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Answered by George C. • French tutor
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What is the subjunctive mood?

The subjunctive mood is used to indicate uncertainty, or possibility, in french. For example you would use the subjunctive mood when talking about your feelings, judgments, doubts and opinions, and when orde...
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Answered by Chris D. • French tutor
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Décrivez votre week-end à votre ami de collège.

J’ai passé un week-end excellent et je me suis bien amusé. Vendredi soir je suis allée chez mon ami Jean. Nous avons mangé ensemble et nous avons écouté de la musique car nous aimons Ed Sheeran. C’était géni...
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Answered by Emma P. • French tutor
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How do I know whether to use avoir or être in the passé composé?

The passé composé is the most common past tense in French and is used to talk about a completed action in the past. The passé composé is made up of two parts - the present tense of either avoir or être (the ...
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Answered by Abigail H. • French tutor
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How do we decide whether to use the perfect or imperfect in the past tense in French?

This is one of the trickier aspects of French grammar. The first thing we must do is to decide whether we definitely need to use the past tense in French. The trickiest aspect is then knowing whether to use ...
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Answered by George C. • French tutor
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